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1972 Map of Wolf School

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Wolf School
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Little Wolf Mountains dominate this 1970s landscape on the border of Treasure and Big Horn counties. Industrial activity is central to the area, marked by the extensive footprint of the Sarpy Creek Mine and the Burlington Northern railroad line which serves the region's resource extraction. This survey captures a specific moment in Montana's energy history just as large-scale surface mining was becoming a defining feature of the local economy.

At the heart of the community sits the Wolf School, providing a focal point for the scattered rural residents and mine workers. The southern portion of the sheet is occupied by the Crow Indian Reservation, showing the intersection of tribal lands with industrial development. The drainage of Sarpy Creek and its tributaries, including the East Fork Sarpy Creek and Middle Fork Sarpy Creek, carve through the terrain, dictating the placement of the various wells and access roads that crisscross the hills.